You're scrolling through social media to see a beautiful plant captioned as a prickly pear and suddenly think, 'that looks an awful lot like my Christmas cactus.' Closer inspection of your ...

Prickly pear cactus grows in hot, sunny climates, like the southwest U.S. and Mexico. It is considered a healthy part of the Mexican diet. People eat the fruit of the prickly pear cactus.

Throw a rock in New Mexico and you will most likely hit a prickly pear cactus. The plentiful and beautiful cacti, also known as nopales, produce a sweet and bright ruby fruit that sprouts from ...

A surprise encounter with a cactus might be a sticky and painful situation. However, there’s a particular cactus that also holds some surprises that really are interesting. And what might ...

In parts of Texas, the prickly pear cactus is everywhere — potted outside coffee shops, dotting the side of the road, poking out of cracks in the sidewalk. It also lines the pathways of the ...

A close-up of Opuntia, commonly known as prickly pear cactus. A couple of years ago, if someone mentioned "cactus water", you'd probably picture it as something you'd reluctantly consume as a last ...

Prickly pear is native to the Americas and has been introduced worldwide. It was historically a vital seasonal food for the ...

“Prickly pear oil, also known as cactus oil or prickly pear seed oil, is an oil extracted from the seeds of the prickly pear cactus, specifically the Opuntia ficus-indica species,” Gigi ...

Though there are many types of cacti to choose from, Dr. Turner says that prickly pear cactus is usually the plant of choice in skincare formulations. Additionally, it’s used in more than just ...

"It's delicious" We are at the annual New Mexico Prickly Pear Festival with vendors selling mocktails, syrups, jams and more, all made from the ruby fruit clustered on cactus across the Southwest ...